Mr. Son builds Bai Phu orange growing village

Currently, Bai Phu oranges are entering the harvest season. Photo: Thai Hien

In 2014, Mr. Phan Van Lam's family in Hamlet 1, Dinh Son Commune invested in planting 8 sao of oranges with 350 trees of the yellow-hearted Doai Commune. The current orange variety is popular with consumers, with stable prices. Although the oranges have only just ripened, many traders have come to buy them. Mr. Lam shared: This year, although the weather is not very favorable, thanks to good care, his family's oranges still achieve productivity. It is estimated that the fruit trees yield up to 1.5 quintals, the small trees yield 5 yen, and the entire orange garden of his family yields 12 tons. With the current selling price, after deducting expenses, the family has an income of approximately 200 million VND.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Son's family, village 323, is also one of the households with a large orange acreage in Dinh Son commune. With more than 1 hectare, his family grows 600 trees, mainly the yellow-heart and Van Du varieties, with an estimated yield of about 20 tons. Currently, with more than 1 hectare of oranges, Mr. Son's family earns over 400 million VND.

Bai Phu oranges are large and even, have a sweet taste, large segments, and rich sweetness. Photo: Thai Hien

In 2012, Dinh Son commune implemented a project to restore the Bai Phu orange brand. Currently, the total orange area of ​​the commune is 62 hectares with 110 households participating in planting, of which 40 hectares have begun to be harvested. Bai Phu oranges are mainly grown in the Van Du, Xa Doai long vang and V2 varieties. These are orange varieties suitable for the climate and soil conditions in this area. Currently, each hectare of oranges yields an average of 20 - 25 tons, bringing in revenue of 300 - 400 million VND/ha. Many areas have high yields, with estimated income reaching over 500 million VND/ha.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Agricultural officer of Dinh Son commune said: Implementing the project to restore the Bai Phu orange brand, Anh Son district has implemented 2 projects to grow commercial oranges in Dinh Son commune, the first project was implemented since 2014, with 20 households participating with 10 hectares, the total capital for implementation is 600 million VND from the farmer support fund. The second project was implemented since 2016 with 40 households growing 40 hectares of oranges, the total capital for implementation is 2 billion VND from the farmer support fund. In the project to develop orange trees until 2020, Dinh Son commune will develop over 200 hectares of Bai Phu oranges, creating a Bai Phu orange growing craft village, creating stable jobs for over 300 rural workers; improving the lives of households directly participating in the project implementation.